Natalie was born in the U.S.A (Boulder Colorado), but went to school in the U.S., New Zealand, the U.K. and Australia. After completing high school (in Canberra), she went ´walkabout´ - spending several years on a Prawn Trawler, travelling with a circus, and helping run a small silvicultural contracting business.  She then started University at ANU – to find that she thoroughly enjoyed economics, academia and research.

Nowadays, Natalie is perhaps best described as an economist with a keen interest in the environmental and social/distributional issues associated with economic growth - with  extensive experience in a variety of non-market valuation techniques.  What distinguishes her from many other economists, is her track record of collaborative cross-disciplinary research using models that combine economic, environmental and social variables to explore interactions between socio-economic and ecological systems.   She has published widely in both national and international forums and supervises many (mostly multidisciplinary) research students.   

Teaching

• EC5214: Case Studies in Applied Economics and Finance (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• • Environmental economics • Non-market valuation techniques • Natural resource economics • Natural resource management • Regional economics • Indigenous economies • Tourism economics

Experience

• 2011 to present - Professor of Economics and Tropical Leader, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2008 to 2011 - Associate Professor of Economics, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2003 to 2008 - Senior Lecturer in Economics, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2000 to 2003 - Data Analyst and Researcher, CSIRO - Sustainabile Ecosystems (Townsville)
• 1992 to 2000 - Economics Lecturer, University of Canberra
• 1990 to 1992 - Economics Tutor, James Cook University (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

• Applied Economics
• Environmental Science and Management

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Economic Framework
• Environmental and Natural Resource Evaluation
• Ecosystem Assessment and Management

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Adams VM, Pressey RL and Stoeckl NE (2014) Navigating trade-offs in land-use planning: integrating human well-being into objective setting. Ecology and Society, 19 (4).
• Adams VM, Pressey RL and Stoeckl NE (2014) Estimating landholders' probability of participating in a stewardship program, and the implications for spatial conservation priorities. PLoS ONE, 9 (6). pp. 1- 12
• Adams VM, Alvarez Romero JG, Carwardine J, Cattarino L, Hermoso V, Kennard MJ, Linke S, Pressey RL and Stoeckl NE (2014) Planning across freshwater and terrestrial realms: co-benefits and tradeoffs between conservation actions. Conservation Letters, 7 (5). pp. 425-440
• Bos MD, Pressey RL and Stoeckl NE (2014) Effective marine offsets for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Environmental Science & Policy, 42. pp. 1-15
• Esparon CM, Gyuris E and Stoeckl NE (2014) Does ECO certification deliver benefits? An empirical investigation of visitors' perceptions of the importance of ECO certification's attributes and of operators' performance. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 22 (1). pp. 148-169
• Farr M, Stoeckl NE, Esparon CM, Larson S and Jarvis D (in press) The importance of water clarity to tourists in the Great Barrier Reef and their willingness to pay to improve it. Tourism Economics,
• Farr M, Stoeckl NE and Sutton SG (2014) Recreational fishing and boating: are the determinants the same? Marine Policy, 47. pp. 126-137
• Farr M, Stoeckl NE and Beg RA (2014) The non-consumptive (tourism) 'value' of marine species in the Northern section of the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Policy, 43. pp. 89-103
• Graham CC, Stoeckl NE, Cinner JE and Robinson J (2014) Fishery benefits and stakeholder priorities associated with a coral reef fishery and their implications for management. Environmental Science & Policy, 44. pp. 258-270
• Larson S, Stoeckl NE, Farr M and Esparon CM (in press) The role the Great Barrier Reef plays in resident wellbeing and implications for its management. Ambio,
• Larson S, Farr M, Stoeckl NE, Chacon A and Esparon CM (2014) Does participation in outdoor activities determine residents' appreciation of nature: a case study from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Environment and Natural Resources Research, 4 (3). pp. 211-226
• Stoeckl NE, Farr M, Larson S, Adams VM, Kubiszewski I, Esparon CM and Costanza R (2014) A new approach to the problem of overlapping values: a case study in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Ecosystem Services, 10. pp. 61-78

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores a total of 76 research outputs authored by Prof Natalie Stoeckl from 1995 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• The Contribution of the Environment to Wellbeing. (Masters, Primary Advisor)
• Coal Mining and Human Well Being: A Case Study in Inner Mongolia China (PhD, Co-Advisor)
• Livelihood Benefits of Adaptive Co-management of Hand Collectable Fisheries in Torres Strait and Fiji (PhD, Co-Advisor)
• Investigating the Contribution of natural Capital to human Well-being. (PhD, Co-Advisor)
• Exploring an Alternative Approach to Improving Rural Livelihoods in the Mesoamerican Region. (PhD, Co-Advisor)
• People Building Stronger Regions: an Empirical Investigation into the Determinants of Migration (PhD, Primary Advisor)
• Economic, Social and Environmental Factors Influencing Life and Tourist Satisfaction (PhD, Primary Advisor)
• Securing Marine Ecological and Socio-Cultural Outcomes Through Innovative and Strategic Finance. (PhD, Primary Advisor)

Completed

• The resilience of coral reef tourism to global change and crises (2011, PhD, Associate Advisor)
• Can the concept of human wellbeing help identify regional policy priorities? (2011, PhD, Primary Advisor)
• Seasonal climate forecasting for sugar cane: an economic investigation of harvest management (2012, Masters, Primary Advisor)
• A Socio-economic Investigation of the Torres Strait Indigenous Dugong and Turtle Fisheries. (2012, PhD, Primary Advisor)
• Ecosystem service values and societal settings for coral reef governance (2013, PhD, Associate Advisor)
• Estimating the demand for and economic value of 'fish' in the recreational fishing and tourism sectors: general methodological issues and empirical findings relevant to the Great Barrier Reef (2013, PhD, Primary Advisor)
• Urban water demand management in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (2013, PhD, Primary Advisor)
• Incorporating socio-economic considerations into systematic conservation planning (2011, PhD, Associate Advisor)
• The role of certification in advancing the sustainable tourism agenda: a case study of the ECO certification scheme in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA) (2013, PhD, Primary Advisor)

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